"concerto grosso" for solo knitters), and the Talea
Ensemble. (Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn.
April 18-20 at 7:30. For tickets and full schedule,
see roulette.org.)
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
OF LINCOLN CENTER
The Society's Stoeger Prize is a coveted award for
composers who aspire to the chamber-music man-
tle of Beethoven and Berg. Two of its laureates
are featured in the latest "New Music in the Kap-
lan Penthouse" series, with a pair of works by
Brett Dean surrounding a New York première by
Aaron Jay Kernis ("Perpetual Chaconne"); the
performers include the pianist Gloria Chien and
the Orion String Quartet. (Rose Building, Lin-
coln Center. 212-875-5788. April 18 at 7:30.)
MILLER THEATRE "COMPOSER PORTRAIT":
OLIVER KNUSSEN
Changes in style---and Knussen's notorious dif -
culty with deadlines---have somewhat lowered the
profile of this magisterial British modernist on
American shores, but the power of his music, as
warmly expressive as it is logically coherent, abides.
Ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman, will
be ne advocates for such masterworks as "Songs
Without Voices" and "Hums and Songs of Winnie-
the-Pooh"; the composer will attend. (Columbia
University, Broadway at 116th St. 212-854-7799.
April 18 at 8.)
MITSUKO UCHIDA
A few weeks ago, singers dominated the Carne-
gie Hall schedule; now it's the pianists' turn. Uchida
will use the Baroque majesty of Bach (two Pre-
ludes and Fugues from the "Well-Tempered Cla-
vier," Book II) as a springboard to explore the
more subjective realms of Schoenberg (the Six
Little Pieces, Op. 19) and Schumann (including
"Waldszenen" and the frighteningly intense "Songs
of the Dawn"). (212-247-7800. April 18 at 8.)
THE KITCHEN: SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON
The daring French cellist and composer, in a show
co-presented by the French Institute Alliance Fran-
çaise, performs her multimedia work "Odyssey for
Cello and Imaginary Choir," a work composed in
tribute to the legendary Belgian lmmaker Chan-
tal Akerman, whose exhibition "Maniac Shadows"
is on view in the Kitchen's gallery. (512 W. 19th
St. 212-255-5793. April 18-20 at 8.)
MAURIZIO POLLINI
It is hard not to be swept away by a performance
by this lauded veteran of the piano, whose inter-
pretations are marked by irrefutable logic and
unforgiving beauty. He makes a welcome return
to Carnegie Hall to dedicate his energies to music
of the French tradition, featuring a selection of
works by Chopin (including the Four Mazurkas,
Op. 33, and the Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor)
as well as Debussy's "Preludes," Book I. (212-
247-7800. April 21 at 3.)
"MUSIC BEFORE 1800" SERIES: STILE ANTICO
The vibrant young chamber choir from England---
as welcome here as its predecessor, the Tallis
Scholars---performs "Passion and Resurrection,"
Eastertide music by Taverner, Gibbons, Cornysh,
Victoria, and the contemporary master John Mc-
Cabe. (Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St.
212-666-9266. April 21 at 4.)
EKMELES VOCAL ENSEMBLE: "AUGENMUSIK"
When composers use extravagant, even illumi-
nated notation to translate their intentions to
paper (or vellum, or computer), a piece of music
can delight the eye as much as the ear. It's a fas-
cinating byway of composers both ancient and
modern, which will get its due when this daring
upstart vocal group performs pieces by medieval
French composers as well as contemporary works
by Mark Barden, Liza Lim ("Three Angels"), Evan
Johnson, and others, presented along with projec-
tions of the manuscripts. Part of the "Music Mon-
days" series. (Advent Lutheran Church, Broadway
at 93rd St. April 22 at 7:30. No tickets required.)
NATHAN GUNN AND THE PACIFICA QUARTET
The vigorous American baritone, hailed not only
for his operatic work but also for his advocacy of
English-language song, joins the exciting young quar-
tet (as well as his wife, the pianist Julie Gunn) in
music by two Philadelphians, Samuel Barber ("Dover
Beach") and Jennifer Higdon, and in songs by But-
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